Acidic water (from pollution or natural) dissolve limestone allowing for additional water to gain entrance. It can cause sinkholes and karst features as well as dissolution of statutes and gravestones.
road damage caused by ice heaving
Physical Weathering
Water in the ground below paved roads freezes and expands, lifting the pavement unevenly and sometimes allowing sections to collapse after the ice melts.
Ice Wedging in rock
Physical Weathering
Liquid water runs into existing cracks in rocks. when it freezes, the water expands the crack is widened.
Acidic water (from pollution or natural) dissolve limestone allowing for additional water to gain entrance. It can cause sinkholes and karst features as well as dissolution of statutes and gravestones.
Physical Weathering
Water in the ground below paved roads freezes and expands, lifting the pavement unevenly and sometimes allowing sections to collapse after the ice melts.
Physical Weathering
Liquid water runs into existing cracks in rocks. when it freezes, the water expands the crack is widened.